Rating of
3/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/24/25
Robert Eggers can certainly craft a film and this gothic horror - from the setting to the characters to the cinematography - evokes some powerful imagery. But while I was technically impressed I can help but feel I was also a bit detached from the whole thing myself. Eggers has been impressive none-the-less but I think after witnessing Lily-Rose Depp in The Idol (two episodes was all I could stomach) I am forever tainted in my opinion of her. Willem Dafoe and Bill Skarsgård almost make up for it - as does that final, climactic scene but I still just couldn't connect in the end.
